Bed-lounge frame



(ModeL) W. E. STIGKEL & J. STUCKUM.

BED LOUNGE FRAME.

Patented'June 13, 1882.

IILHHI HH "A$Iiliiilliiiiiiiii-k Maui UNITED STATES ATENT WILLIAM E.STIOKEL AND JOHN ST'UOKUM, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

BED-LOUNGE FRAME.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,341, dated June 13,1882.

Application filed January 9, 1882. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM E. STICKEL and JOHN STUOKUM, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bed-LoungeFrames, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in the ordinary bed-lounge, andis a device for elevating the bed to a level with the seat when the seatis carried forward; and it consists of a jointed bed-frame suspended onhinges at the head end, and when elevated the rear end rests on thecross-piece at the foot, with pins bearing against said cross-piece tohold it in position.

The mechanism is illustrated in the accompanying illustrations, in whichFigure 1 is a top view of the lounge-frame. gitudinal section of thesame on the line ac.

In the general features we build the bedlounge as it is usually built,our invention consisting solely in the construction and manner ofsuspending the bed.

The frame consists of two parts, A A, each having side rails, andsecured together by crossslats in the usual manner. The parts are hingedtogether at m, and at n the part A is hinged to the cross-piece O of thelounge or sofa frame. The cross-pieces G 0 connect with a side raildirectly beneath the rear side rail of the seat, and are supported onfeet corresponding -to those of the rear rail, as illustrated at Fig. 1.On the top of the cross-pieces are attached iron plates, having tongueswhich enter grooves of corresponding plates attached to the under Fig. 2is a lon- Y side of the end pieces of the seat. On these plates, orotherwise, are provided projections to arrest at the proper point theseat as it is drawn outward.

A series of grooved rollers may be used to support the inner end of theseat. (See roller 0, represented at Fig. 1.)

The dotted lines at Fig. 2 show the position of the bed when it is down,and in which position the seat is slid over it.

When the lounge is to be converted into a bed the seat is drawn forward.The bed is then raised and the foot end is placed on the footcross-piece, where it is held by the pin D or other suitable device.Thus the bed is elevated to the height of the seat, forming a bedthe-width of the seat and bed combined.

Such is the state of the art that we do .not claim broadly the jointedbed-frame, supported front and rear, but only the combination of partsas specifically herein set forth.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isr l In combination with a lounge or sofaframe,

the bed-frame consisting of two parts, said parts being joined by hingesattached to the under side of the rails, and the part A being hinged tothe cross-piece O of the lounge-frame as the head-support, and thepin 1) or equivalent to hold the bed in an elevated position,substantially as shown and set forth.

WVILLIAM E. STIOKEL. JOHN STUGKUM. Witnesses:

JOHN HANITOH, B. PIcKERINe.

